A few of our customers have had bad experiences with them, obviously not every single person that works there is a cowboy, but here in Worthing they are absolute rip off merchants. They have stripped a few customers wheel bolts, requiring new hubs and recently managed to strip the thread on a...

The gaylander is just a badly designed and built car pal, Defenders are much more simple with less electronics and more reliable engines in them. You just chose the wrong Land Rover. Riggaz

I wouldn't let Kwik fit near my car mate as they will probably strip the threads on your wheel bolts as they fire them back on with the air gun @ 350NM, i'm surprised they didn't try and sell you some new brakes as well. Riggaz

What engine is it? Land Rover dont make parts they just design them pal. All parts are sourced from outside the company to companies that give them the best price. AE, Mahle, Mann, Vandervell all make parts for VA's. If you have 2 1/4 / 2.5 diesel or petrol engine you should be able to buy what...

I think what Slob means is that the biting point is the biting point whether high or low, providing the clutch isn't worn out it will bite. Where you might be talking about how it has improved the operation and feel of the clutch. Regards Riggaz

The Shogun Animal is the office boys 4x4, my mother has an old Pajero which is ok off road but my brother has a new Mitsubishi which will get stuck in a cow turd! They are not a very good product anymore, my brothers has alsorts of design flaws and is absolutely gutless and his is the tuned up...

Is it constant? Is it a low pitch rumble? Is there any knocking? Diffs tend to whine rather than rumble and would usually whine under load. Oil levels ok? Even though there is no play in wheel bearing do you hear this noise when you spin them up? Does the pitch go up and down with speed or revs...

There is a transfer box shock absorber on TD5 that can cause vibration at about 50, might be worth checking if you got one. Riggaz

I think you'll struggle with the amount of electronics on those engines, also the charging system probably will need uprating to cope with the extra power drain, dont the people who make the 300TDi engine do an uprated 2.8TDi version, might be worth looking into that rather than festooning your...

DO NOT TAKE YOUR CAR TO KWIK FIT OR NATIONAL TYRES THEY ARE MICKEY MOUSE COMPANIES THAT EMPLOY POORLY TRAINED FITTERS WHO TRY TO RIP YOU OFF. I work for a Daihatsu dealer and Skoda specialist garage in the service and parts department, a customer of ours had a service and we advised he needed 2...

Does it smoke? Riggaz

They list a 15w/40 for that engine but 10w/40 will be fine bud it is also as a rule of thumb a better spec oil than 15w/40. Riggaz

There is a crankcase ventilation valve that has to be replaced every 24000 miles / 2years and also the turbo boost pressure control valve vent filter has to be replaced at the same time. It might be worth you changing these to start with bud. Riggaz

Fully synthetic 5w/40 for our climate, 5w/30 for cold climate Riggaz

That engine is the infamous K series engine so you will eventually encounter all the problems that come with them, as for your fault, the common thing is either brake pedal position switch or the HDC switch wires broken. There are masses of faults with the freelander though so be warned they are...

What an idiot! The correct thing to do on a petrol engine is to remove the spark plugs and crank the engine to fill the filters and get the oil pressure up and round the engine, especially on the camshaft! Then put the plugs back in and fire it up but not allowing it to idle, keeping it at about...

The make is more important than you might think Jim, different oil companies use different additives and different types of polymers, some stay in grade for very long periods of time and some dont. The oil you use is good but if you buy something like halfords own brand then you can almost bet...

Phone Automotive Lubricants - Engine Oils - Multipurpose Greases - Aerosols - Morris Lubricants - UK and they'll sell you a gear oil pump and some oil probably, it will definately be worth you buying one as LR recommend replacement of all the transmission oils every 24000 miles / 2 years. Riggaz

Usually the more wear the engine has the higher the viscosity, the viscosity range you write about is usually dependent on ambiente air temperature. For normal climate i.e England either 15W/40 or 10W/40 is recommended but make sure it meets the performance requirements as well, if your giving...

Damn it, i'll try harder next time Riggaz